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Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
paradoxus - ECG ... diastolic collapse of RV ... #Pericardial #Cardiac ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... other causes of cardio-pulmonary ... atrial stretch) RA/RV ... Point to V5 (as RV ... #EKG #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... ) with dilated RV ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Cardiac Findings in Sarcoidosis
Most Commonly Affected Sites:
 - LV free wall (esp. basal posterior wall)
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Cardiac Findings ... dysfunction or pulmonary ... - Effusion ECG ... #Sarcoidosis #Cardiology ... #Involvement #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
pressures (RA, RV ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... passive filling of RV ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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≤ 0.9 predicts RV ... 1.85 predicts RV ... dysfunction. e.g ... 0.8 indicates RV ... forward flow. e.g
Accordion Sign of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac MRI
30-year old woman with VPCs. Diagnosis?
Classic
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular ... Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) on Cardiac ... Diagnosis? ... sign of small RV ... infiltration of the RV
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... lack of acute cardiac ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... • Normal left ventricular ... #cardiology
Malignant RV Mass on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
57yo M with chest pain.  Normal work up including
Malignant RV Mass ... including negative ECG ... mass seen in the RV ... This was indeed a RV ... henneberry_ryan #RV
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation of Pericardial Disease

Tl-weighted fast spin echo - Morphological assessment of the pericardium
Cardiac MRI in Evaluation ... effects such as RV ... pericardial disease • ventricular ... enhancement (arrow) #CardiacMRI ... #Diagnosis #Radiology